Romans 13:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

New Living Translation
This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

English Standard Version
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.

Berean Study Bible
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

New American Standard Bible
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed.

NASB 1995
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

NASB 1977
And this do, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

Amplified Bible
Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].

Christian Standard Bible
Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

Contemporary English Version
You know what sort of times we live in, and so you should live properly. It is time to wake up. You know that the day when we will be saved is nearer now than when we first put our faith in the Lord.

Good News Translation
You must do this, because you know that the time has come for you to wake up from your sleep. For the moment when we will be saved is closer now than it was when we first believed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You know the times [in which we are living]. It's time for you to wake up. Our salvation is nearer now than when we first became believers.

International Standard Version
This is necessary because you know the times—it's already time for you to wake up from sleep, because our salvation is nearer now than when we became believers.

NET Bible
And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

New King James Version
And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

King James 2000 Bible
And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

New Heart English Bible
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

World English Bible
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

American King James Version
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

American Standard Version
And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we first believed.

A Faithful Version
Now consider this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour that we should be roused out of sleep; because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Darby Bible Translation
This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that we should be aroused out of sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.

English Revised Version
And this, knowing the season, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we first believed.

Webster's Bible Translation
And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And that, considering the season, that it is now time that we should arise fro sleepe: for now is our saluation neerer, then when we beleeued it.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And chiefely consideryng the season, howe that it is tyme that we shoulde nowe awake out of slepe: For nowe is our saluation nearer, then when we beleued.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And for so moch as we know this, namely the tyme that the houre is now for vs to ryse from slepe (For now is oure saluacion nearer, then whan we beleued:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
This also we knowe I mean the season howe that it is tyme that we shuld now awake oute of slepe. For now is oure salvacion nearer then when we beleved.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already [is] to be aroused out of sleep, for now our salvation [is] nearer than when we believed;

Berean Literal Bible
And do this knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken out of sleep; for our salvation is nearer now than when first we believed.

Young's Literal Translation
And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already is to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer is our salvation than when we did believe;

Smith's Literal Translation
And this, knowing the time, that already the hour ye should be awakened out of sleep: for now our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And this, knowing the fitting time, that the limited time period already is for us to awaken from out of sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than at which time we believed.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And that knowing the season; that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And we know the present time, that now is the hour for us to rise up from sleep. For already our salvation is closer than when we first believed.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I know this: Now is the time and the hour to awake from our sleep, for now our life has drawn closer to us than when we believed.

Lamsa Bible
Know this also, that now is the time and the hour that we should awake from our sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And do this, because you know the time, that the hour has already come when we should awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed:

Godbey New Testament
And recognizing this time, that it is already the hour we should wake out of sleep: for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

Haweis New Testament
And thus do, knowing the time; for the hour is come that we should awake from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

Mace New Testament
Consider likewise the present season, that now it is high time to rouse out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.

Weymouth New Testament
Carry out these injunctions because you know the critical period at which we are living, and that it is now high time, to rouse yourselves from sleep; for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first became believers.

Worrell New Testament
And this, knowing the season, that it is time already for you to be aroused out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when ye believed.

Worsley New Testament
And this let us observe, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.
















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